"What Can I do to Prevent Knee Injury and Stay Active Despite a Painful Knee?"This public forum was a collaboration of the Bone & Joint Injury Prevention & Rehabilitation Center, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Medical School, School of Kinesiology, College of Engineering, and the School of Public Health ProgramLloyd Carr Riann M. Palmieri-Smith, Ph.D., A.T.C Anatomy of and Injuries to the Knee Joint Complex Edward M. Wojtys, M.D. Panel Discussion Watch video highlights from the forum Osteoarthritis-Diagnosis & Treatment |
James E. Carpenter, M.D.
Dr. Carpenter is the Harold W. and Helen L. Gehring Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery and Chair of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. He is the Head Orthopaedic Team Physician in the University of Michigan Athletic Department. His research focuses on the prevention and treatment of injuries in athletes and knee and shoulder injuries.
Lloyd Carr
When Coach Carr completed his 13-year tenure as Michigan’s head coach in January 2008, he had been a member of the Wolverine football staff for 28 years. Prior to being elevated to the head coaching position, he served for 15 years as assistant coach under Bo Schembechler (1980–89) and Gary Moeller (1990–94). During his career, Coach Carr gained a unique perspective on the short- and long-term impact of injuries on the athletes who played on his teams.
Riann M. Palmieri-Smith, Ph.D., A.T.C.
Dr. Palmieri-Smith is an Assistant Professor of Athletic Training and an Adjunct Assistant Professor of Movement Science in the School of Kinesiology at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. She is a member of the Center. Her research interests focus on understanding the neuromuscular consequences of joint injury.
Edward M. Wojtys, M.D.
Dr. Wojtys is a Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, where he serves as the Director of MedSport and the Chief of Sports Medicine. He is the Associate Director of the Center. His research focuses on the etiology and treatment of sports-related knee injuries, the female athlete, and knee osteoarthritis.
Ron Zernicke, Ph.D., D.Sc.
Dr. Zernicke is the Director of the Center. He is a Professor in the Departments of Orthopaedic Surgery and Biomedical Engineering and in the School of Kinesiology at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. His research focuses on adaptation of bone to exercise, disuse, diet, and disease and on the mechanisms and prevention of joint injuries and arthritis.
Jenna Craft is a member of the Class of 2009 at Pinckney Community High School. She first tore her ACL at the age of 12 playing basketball for a community league team. Following 15 months of surgery and rehabilitation, she went back to sports, this time girls' soccer, only to tear the ACL in her other knee. Yet another round of surgery and rehabilitation ensued. Today, she devotes her time to studies and soccer as a forward on the Lady Pirates.
